All was not lost however and a plan for the rebirth was hatched.
Things did not really go as planned and a decent quality frame that would fit most of my existing components was proving quite elusive.

So with enthusiasm that could only be inspired by my desperation to ride again I started thinking that maybe I really could fit the motor into my old dirtjump bike. The very small Norco Sasquatch frame does not lend itself well to the prospect with oversized and tapered top and down tubes plus chain clearance issues conspiring against me.

In spite of all this I am still going to give it a bloody good try, I really hope it can be made to work now, I think it will look seriously cool and be very very strong. Lord help any kamikaze motorists that leap in front of this thing, you could set a bomb off under it pick it up from where it landed 50 metres away and ride off.

I'm off to the shed to formulate a plan of attack but heres a little something to keep you going until then, the aforementioned bike...

290mm (~11.5in) from the top of the BB to the underside of the top tube, there wasn't a lot of room left on the Giant and it was 420mm (~16.5in).

Immediate problems...

It doesn't fit - Serious lack of space in this frame, even with the rear mount and studs removed I can't quite maneuver it into position. Very obvious that I can't use the threaded holes in the front mount anymore, in fact half of the front mount will have to be ground off before it even gets in the frame.

No brakes - This could be an issue, has a rear disc that will have to come off to fit the sprocket, luckily the frame has threads for mounting V-brake posts. Front will be an 8" disc with probably a mechanical caliper, bars are crowded enough without a master cylinder as well, need to hunt around for an adaptor that puts the caliper in the right spot.

Sprocket alignment - Hard to say for certain without a mounted motor but I can see from the measurements that the sprocket needs to come out from the wheel, pretty straight forward but fiddly to get the rubber the right thickness and the sprocket straight again.

Chain clearance - Chain stays curve in quite a bit towards the BB, tensioner should hopefully hold the chain up out of the way, tensioner will need to be modified to run straight.

Exhaust - Needs to be modified to fit around the frame, it is still mangled up anyway so I will have to redo the flange plate and first 2" of pipe, it has a big ding in it from being driven back into the frame and mount but this should actually help with clearance around the engine mount.

Carb and intake - Not a hope in hell of fitting inside the frame, will need to fabricate an intake that mounts the carb out to the side.

Should be enough to keep me occupied for a while, enough procrastination time to get back in the shed.

Not a fan of hotlinked images? No worries I'll make em clickable links from now on.

So I finally got the v-brake mounts extricated from the old frame, bloody hell those suckers were in there good, ran a tap through the Sassy frame to clear out the paint and make it easier. Need to shorten the rear cable section slightly and lengthen the front section.

Need to put the motor in first and then screw the studs in for the rear mount, they just barely fit around the tube, dig into the paint as they thread in its so tight.

Looks like I was pretty close on the rear sprocket measurements, needs to come outwards about 3-5mm.

A plan is forming for the front mount but there will be no further progress on this today. I have filled in all the hollow section and whats left of the threads with Devcon, when this dries I can finish up the mounting.

Gave it a decent test ride yesterday afternoon and it is working pretty well so far, as you can imagine with that frame geometry it turns VERY quickly but is surprisingly stable at speed, solid frame absorbs a bit more of the vibration as well.